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English
Contraction
why's
- Contraction of why is.
- Why's he doing that?
- Contraction of why has.
- Why's everyone gone home?
- (less common) Contraction of why does.
- Why's he want to do that?
Noun
why's
- Alternative spelling of whys plural of why
- 1977: I was never able to stop the search for the why's and how's of something so senseless as the arms race. (Nobel Peace Prize Alva Myrdal)
References
- ^ Myrdal, Alva (1977), The Game of Disarmament: How the United States and Russia Run the Arms Race (1st ed.), UK: Manchester University Press ND, →ISBN, in "A Personal Note" (foreword), p. xxiii